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ACCC clears TWU of ‘anti-competitive' conduct claim

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has cleared the Transport Workers Union (TWU) and Toll Holdings of alleged anti-competitive conduct for an agreement whereby the union would conduct compliance audits of Toll's competitors in return for payments. Last year, the Trade Union Royal Commission (TURC) heard that in side-deals lin...

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Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com . ChiefJournalist: Paul Karp. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR

Workers forced to resign by TWU-Toll deal were unfairly dismissed

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The Fair Work Commission has held that the Transport Workers Union (TWU) struck a deal with Toll Ipec Pty Ltd to have three workers accused of theft resign instead of being fired, but without the knowledge of the workers. Ruling the workers were in fact unfairly dismissed, Commissioner John Lewin found Toll had agreed to the union's resignation pro...

Rise of machines will cull 40% of Aussie jobs: report

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More than five million jobs, almost 40% of Australian jobs, have a “moderate to high likelihood of disappearing in the next 10 to 15 years due to technological advancements”, according to a new report. The Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) has made the prediction in its report Australia's future workforce released i...

Summary dismissal was ok three weeks later: FWC

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The Fair Work Commission has upheld a small business' summary dismissal of a mechanic over an expletive-laden outburst despite its decision to pay three weeks' pay in lieu of notice and to wait until after the Christmas break to sack the worker. Wisharts Automotive Services, mechanic Jeremy Ryman was fired because of his aggressive response to the ...

Court orders CFMEU Qld stop ‘picket' over shopfitters

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The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) has been ordered not to stop work or picket a project in Broadbeach, Qld, after evidence the union had blocked access for the last month in an alleged attempt to coerce the builder to enter into an enterprise agreement (EA). Built Qld Pty Ltd successfully sought the interim orders to stop the al...

High Court upholds discovery in Boral criminal contempt case

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The High Court has unanimously rejected the Victorian construction union's appeal against discovery orders over its alleged blockade against Boral, potentially exposing senior union officials to criminal sanctions. The Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) Victoria branch must now disclose to Boral details relating to the alleged involv...

FWC warns ‘fog' of industrial action looms at Gorgon

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The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has warned parties at the Gorgon LNG project that its next enterprise agreement (EA) ballot - the third in three months - is their last “roll of the dice” before they enter the “fog” of industrial action ( WF 16/06/15 ) . The project's lead contractor CB&I and the two unions, the Constructi...

Ex-TWU WA leaders breached laws in $600k redundancy scam: Stoljar

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Former Transport Workers Union (TWU) WA branch secretaries James McGiveron and Rick Burton engineered rule changes which resulted in them receiving termination packages costing the union more than $600k, counsel assisting the Trade Union Royal Commission (TURC) has concluded. Yesterday (June 16) Jeremy Stoljar SC submitted to Commissioner Dyson Hey...

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Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Paul Karp. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR

Woolworths to axe 1,200 jobs

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Woolworths is expecting to cut a total of 1,200 jobs in response to disappointing sales results, announcing today a further 800 job cuts following the 400 revealed last month. The job cuts will occur “across support functions, supply chain and non-customer facing store positions” and will cost an estimated $40-50m, including redundancie...

FWC looks to expand delegated conciliation and EA triage

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The Fair Work Commission (FWC) should deliver national schemes to delegate general protections conciliations to dedicated conciliators and an enterprise agreement (EA) triage process which could save more than $1m a year, according to two reports. The reports by Inca Consulting into the two pilot schemes, released this week, rated them both success...

FWO inquiry finds widespread exploitation of Baiada workers

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The Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has found workers at poultry processing company Baiada were underpaid hundreds of thousands of dollars, with the company refusing to assist the watchdog's inquiry. Evidence showed it had taken labour hire companies' claims of compliance with workplace laws at “face value”. Today (June 18) FWO released the f...

‘Ur with us forever': wire-taps reveal close Parker-Alex relationship

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Intercepted phone calls and text messages have revealed Construction Forestry Mining Energy Union (CFMEU) NSW secretary Brian ‘Sparkles' Parker has had a close relationship with underworld figure George Alex, with the claim Parker even asked Alex to sponsor his niece's sports team. The revelations in the Trade Union Royal Commission (TURC) ca...

Schindler Lifts and ETU due to restart pay talks after lockout

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Enterprise bargaining talks between Schindler Lifts and the Electrical Trades Union (ETU) in Qld and the NT are due to recommence tomorrow (June 19), following a week-long lock out of workers, the union has told Workforce Daily . The lockout, due to expire at midnight on Friday (June 19), followed the workers' rejection of the company's offer of a ...

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Editor: David Marin-Guzman, (02) 8587 7682, david.marin-guzman@thomsonreuters.com . Chief Journalist: Paul Karp. Journalist: Steve Andrew. Managing Editor: Peter Schwab. Twitter: @WorkforceTR

Gorgon rejection triggers new deal

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WFD : Workers at Chevron's Gorgon LNG project are set to vote next week on their third enterprise agreement (EA) in three months, only days after voting down a deal conciliated by the Fair Work Commission (WF 12/06/15). Last Friday (June 16) about 57% voted against lead contractor CB&I's proposed EA with a 23 days on, nine days off roster and e...

Small biz summary dismissal was ok three weeks later: FWC

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WFD : The Fair Work Commission has upheld a small business' summary dismissal of a mechanic over an expletive-laden outburst despite its decision to pay three weeks' pay in lieu of notice and to wait until after the Christmas break to sack the worker. Wisharts Automotive Services, mechanic Jeremy Ryman was fired because of his aggressive response t...

Rude text to boss, not FWC spin, meant media coverage inevitable

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WFD : The Fair Work Commission (FWC) full bench has rejected a claim of ongoing defamation as grounds to appeal an unfair dismissal decision that had revealed a company sacked a worker after she accidentally texted her boss that he was “a complete dick”. The full bench - Vice President Adam Hatcher, Deputy President John Kovacic and Com...

Freewheelin' Gen Y want to be independent contractors: consultant

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The term “employee” will “disappear” as Generation Y workers seek greater independence in their work including through independent contracting, a strategic business consultant has predicted. Executive chairman of business information and forecasting company IBISWorld and former Committee for Economic Development of Australia...
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